UN agencies responded on Tuesday to President Trump’s executive orders ending US membership of the World Health Organization (WHO) and its adherence to the Paris Climate Agreement, highlighting the m
The number of Haitians who have fled their homes because of gang violence has tripled in the last year to over one million people, the United Nations (UN) said on Tuesday. The poor Caribbean country has been mired for decades by political instability,
Although the number of new asylum-seekers in Switzerland is falling, municipalities are under strong pressure to take in migrants.
Over 100 kids killed or injured in last month, UNICEF reports, as explosives litter country after almost 14 years of civil war; tens of millions of dollars needed to clear them
The head of the United Nations labor agency says it has good relations with Saudi Arabia during an ongoing investigation of alleged rights abuses by the 2034 World Cup host
The conflict in Sudan is taking an “even more dangerous turn for civilians”, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Friday
Swelling violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has displaced some 237,000 people since the start of the year, the United Nations (UN) said Friday. "Escalating clashes between non-state armed groups and the Congolese army in North and South Kivu provinces are intensifying one of the world'
With just days to go before Donald Trump again enters the White House, anxiety is rising across UN agencies fearful he could wreak even more havoc than last time.
(MENAFN- Caribbean News Global) GENEVA, Switzerland – UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan announced today , that the sixteenth session of the United Nations ...
President Donald Trump on Monday signed scores of executive orders, including one to withdraw from the World Health Organization. WHO, based in Geneva, Switzerland, serves as the United Nation's health agency and is responsible global public health.
Officials and business executives at the annual gathering in Switzerland said the fight against global would continue with or without the United States.
Geopolitical tensions, the rising costs of climate change and unresolved debt issues are putting labour markets under pressure, according to a new report from the International Labour Organization (IL